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Concepts of Dose Calculations Pt. 1 Flashcards

1
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Ionizing Radiation

A

Electromagnetic/particular radiation capable of producing ion pairs by interacting with matter

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2
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What are 6 examples of ionizing radiation?

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X-rays, Gamma Rays, Alpha, Beta, Neutrons and Charged nuclei

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3
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What are the three IR interactions in radiotherapy?

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Photoelectric, Compton and Pair Production

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4
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What is the unit of activity?

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Ci and Bq

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5
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What is the unit of ionization in air?

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R

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6
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What does KERMA stand for?

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Kinetic Energy released in medium

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7
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What is the unit for absorbed dose?

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Rad/Gy

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8
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What is the unit for dose equivalent?

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Rem/Sv

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9
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1 Curie = ? Bq

A

3.7e10 dps

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10
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What is exposure? Unit?

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the measure of ionization in the air. Roentgen

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11
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What is the equation for exposure?

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exposure (X)= Charge(Q)/Mass (M)

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12
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What are 3 things exposure is defined by?

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For photons, ionization of dry air, ionization at elect equilibrium

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13
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what is the SI for exposure?

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2.58e-4 C/Kg

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14
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What is charge particle equilibrium

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If a leaving charged particle is leaving, and replaced by another charged particle of the same type and same energy, then there is charged particle equilibrium (If a negative 21 keV electron leaves and another 21 keV neg electron comes in then its “normal”

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15
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What is the equation for KERMA?

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KERMA= Kcol+Krad

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16
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What is Kcol?

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part of energy lost due to collision with atoms, resulting in excitation or ionization

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17
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What is Krad?

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energy lost in producing Bremsstrahlung photons

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18
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What is the greater component of KERMA?

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Kcol

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19
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What is the equation of dose components?

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Primary Beam + Sum of all scatterings

20
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What is radiation absorbed dose?

A

Amount of radiation absorbed within a material

21
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What are the units of Radiation absorbed dose?

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1 Rad= 100 ergs/gram

22
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1 Gy = ?,?

A

100 cGy/Rad, 1 J/kg

23
Q

1 cGy =?

24
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The equation for absorbed dose?

A

Dose= Energy absorbed (directly or indirectly)/ mass of material

25
Q

f factor?

A

Conversion factor from Roentgen to cGy

26
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What are the two factors that affect the f Factor?

A

Density of the matter and the Beam energy

27
Q

Absorbed = ____ x Exposure?

28
Q

What is the f Factor for dose in the air?

29
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What is the f Factor for dose in a medium?

30
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fmed= ?/?

A

Mass attenuation coeff in medium/mass attenuation coeff in air

31
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Dose equivalent equation?

A

H= Absorbed dose x quality factor

32
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What is the significance of H in the dose equivalent equation?

A

Takes into account the radiobiological effectiveness and depends on the dose and type of radiation

33
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What is the quality factor?

A

factor that compares biological effectiveness of a particulate form of radiation to a standard x-ray radiation

34
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H(?)=D(rad)x Quality factor

A

Rem and Rad

35
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What is the quality factor for photons, gamma ray, electrons?

36
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What is the quality factor for alpha particles?

37
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What is the quality factor for neutrons/protons?

38
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What is the 1st type of photon interaction?

A

The photon can penetrate through the matter without interacting

39
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What is the 2nd type of photon interaction?

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The photon can be completely absorbed into matter and deposit its energy

40
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What is the 3rd type of photon interaction?

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The photon can be scatters or deflect from original path and deposit some of its energy

41
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What is the electron build up region?

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The region in which small deposits of the dose are made and built up until the point of maximum deposition of dose, known as Dmax

42
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What is Dmax?

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Depth of maximum ionization, max absorbed dose occurring for a single photon fields

43
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What affects Dmax?

A

Beam Energy

44
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As BE increases, what occurs to Dmax?

A

Depth of Dmax increases

45
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Where does Dmax occur for LE? HE?

A

LE is on the surface of the skin and HE is beneath the skin

46
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What is the Dmax for Co-60, 4, 6, 10, 15, 18MV?

A
  1. 0.5
  2. 1.2
  3. 1.5
  4. 2.5
  5. 3.0
  6. 3.3

Dosimetry Physics 1 (6 decks)

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